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EGYPTIAN PRIESTS, SECRET MAGIC, AND THE GREAT GODDESS ISISDid you know that even the Bible preserves an amazing account of the magical abilities of the ancient Egyptian priests?
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The Book of Exodus (7:10–12) describes a meeting between Moses and Aaron and the Egyptian pharaoh. Aaron threw his staff on the ground, and it turned into a snake. Then the pharaoh summoned the Egyptian sages and sorcerers who, according to the biblical account, managed to repeat this miracle: their staffs also turned into snakes! However, Aaron’s staff then swallowed their staffs.
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Notice the unusual detail. Even in the sacred narrative of another people, the Egyptian priests are portrayed as people possessing mysterious magical knowledge.
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We do not know what actually lay behind such legends. But the very fact that the history of Egyptian magic has survived even in the pages of the Bible is highly remarkable.
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And now for the most interesting part. Who was considered one of the greatest patrons of the magical arts in Ancient Egypt?⠀
Isis—the Great Mother Goddess, who was called the Great Sorceress.
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According to an ancient Egyptian myth, Isis possessed such profound magical knowledge that she was even able to learn the secret name of the sun god Ra, which contained his hidden power. This legend has been preserved in ancient papyri, including the famous Turin Papyrus No. 1993.
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It was precisely to Isis’s magical power that the restoration of Osiris, her husband, as well as the protection and healing of their son Horus, was attributed.
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The Egyptians believed that Isis could protect people from disasters, illnesses, hostile influences, and invisible dangers. They devoted prayers to her, created sacred images, wore amulets bearing her symbols, and turned to her for blessings.
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But there is another astonishing mystery of ancient Egypt that I would like to reveal to you.⠀
When I began studying Egyptian temple rituals in greater depth, I discovered a striking similarity to the Vedic pujas that are still practiced in India today.
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In Egyptian temples, priests performed purifications, burned incense, recited sacred hymns, and offered the deities food, drinks, fragrant oils, fabrics, and other gifts.
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Doesn’t this remind you of a Vedic puja?
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The Indian Brahmin also purifies himself before serving, lights lamps, recites mantras, and offers flowers, incense, and offerings to the Deity.
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Even the sacred images in these traditions have a similar significance. For the ancient Egyptians, a statue of a deity was not merely a stone idol. After appropriate consecration, it became an earthly focal point of the divine presence, through which worship was performed.
⠀I am not claiming that the Egyptian and Vedic religions were completely identical, or that one necessarily originated from the other. However, the similarity in the very principle of human communication with the divine world is truly remarkable.
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After all, behind all these rites lies one great idea: the gods can hear people, and a person can appeal to higher powers through sacred ritual.
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Why, then, did ancient people perform such rituals?⠀
Here we find another interesting feature familiar to us from the Vedic tradition.
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A priest may perform a service for its own sake, out of love, gratitude, and reverence for the Deity.
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A layperson, on the other hand, turns to higher powers with earthly concerns and requests. One asks for health for a child, another for the family’s well-being, a third for protection, and a fourth for help with some important undertaking.
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And the priest becomes a mediator between the person and the deity, conveying their requests through sacred ritual.
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Here I see one of the most beautiful aspects of the ancient priesthood: a person can not only ask for blessings for themselves, but also perform sacred service for the benefit of others.
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By the way, the worship of Isis was not limited to Egypt. Over time, her cult spread across vast areas of the Mediterranean and the Roman Empire. She was revered even far beyond the borders of Egyptian land, including in ancient Britain.⠀
Centuries passed, kingdoms fell, great civilizations disappeared, but people continued to turn to the Mother Goddess.
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And it seems to me that this holds a profound wisdom.
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We live in the 21st century, surrounded by computers, phones, artificial intelligence, and space technology. Yet our deepest desires remain almost the same as they were thousands of years ago.
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We still want to love and be loved. We want health, peace, protection, and happiness for our loved ones. We want to believe that there are forces in the Universe capable of hearing us and supporting us.
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And isn’t it amazing that, after thousands of years, we can once again light the sacred fire, offer flowers, say a prayer, and turn to that very Goddess whom the people of Ancient Egypt once worshipped?
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That is precisely why I decided to conduct a special puja, “The Blessing of Isis.”⠀
This is my modern sacred rite, in which I combine the principles of ancient temple worship with the practice of Vedic puja.
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I will prepare the space, perform a purification, offer flowers, fire, incense, and other offerings to the Goddess. And most importantly, I will address Isis on behalf of the people participating in the puja, conveying their innermost requests.
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For me, this is not simply performing a specific sequence of actions. It is a living spiritual practice to which I devote my strength, time, and attention.
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Can we be sure that the Gods will hear us?
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Each person answers this question through their own faith and spiritual experience.
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But I know one thing: for thousands of years, people have turned to deities in precisely this way. And perhaps this ancient art preserves something far more significant than we are capable of imagining today.
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May Great Isis hear our prayers. May her blessing touch everyone who turns to her with a sincere heart!
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You can sign up for the “Blessing of Isis” puja until October 17, 9:00 PM Moscow time.⠀
Details and registration at the link:
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